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Berengar II of Italy

900 - 966

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Berengar II (c. 900 – 4 August 966) was the king of Italy from 950 until his deposition in 961. He was a scion of the Anscarid and Unruoching dynasties, and was named after his maternal grandfather, Berengar I. He succeeded his father as margrave of Ivrea around 923 (whence he is often known as Berengar of Ivrea), and after 940 led the aristocratic opposition to kings Hugh and Lothair II. In 950 he succeeded the latter and had his son, Adalbert, crowned as his co-ruler. In 952 he recognised the suzerainty of Otto I of Germany, but he later joined a revolt against him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Berengar II of Italy is the 2,667th most popular politician (down from 2,371st in 2019), the 887th most popular biography from Italy (down from 826th in 2019) and the 191st most popular Italian Politician.

Berengar II of Italy is most famous for his involvement in the Investiture Controversy, which was a dispute over who had the right to appoint bishops.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Berengar II of Italy ranks 2,667 out of 19,576. Before him are Al-Walid II, Liu Shan, Stefan Milutin, Auguste Mariette, Muhammad bin Saud, and Prince William of Hesse-Kassel. After him are Zimri, Khieu Samphan, Juscelino Kubitschek, Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt, Abgar V, and Ricimer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900, Berengar II of Italy ranks 16. Before him are Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Halfdan Ragnarsson, Pope Leo VIII, Eochaid, son of Rhun, Robert the Strong, and Banū Mūsā. After him are Guy III of Spoleto, Antipope Christopher, Zoe Karbonopsina, Yasovarman I, Donald II of Scotland, and Abū Ja'far al-Khāzin. Among people deceased in 966, Berengar II of Italy ranks 1. After him are Sancho I of León, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub, Flodoard, Miro, Count of Barcelona, and Robert of Vermandois.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Berengar II of Italy ranks 887 out of 5,161. Before him are Sebastiano del Piombo (1485), Filippo Maria Visconti (1392), Joseph of Cupertino (1603), Paolo Borsellino (1940), Elena Cornaro Piscopia (1646), and Rosalba Carriera (1673). After him are Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1444), Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1533), Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon (1249), Beatrice d'Este (1475), Cosimo Rosselli (1439), and Beatrice Cenci (1577).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Berengar II of Italy ranks 191. Before him are Andrew III of Hungary (1265), Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma (1503), Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351), Phalaris (-700), Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (1782), and Filippo Maria Visconti (1392). After him are Ladislaus of Naples (1377), Quirinius (-45), Julia Minor (-101), Mario Beccaria (1920), Sandro Pertini (1896), and Giuseppe Guarneri (1698).

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